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for his suitable reception. The guard, regular and irregular was 

 paraded, and all the members of the mission, with their followers, 

 appeared in their best attire. AVhen he came within two hundred 

 paces, Sir Charles went forward in his palanquin to meet him. 

 Futty Sihng was escorted by a party of cavalry well mounted and 

 appointed ; and a guard of a hundred infantry, selected from his 

 household troops, many of whom had been sepoys on the Bengal 

 establishment. He was received at the door of the public tent, 

 and from thence conducted to Sir Charles's private tent, where a 

 chair covered with embroidered velvet was placed for him ; others 

 were ranged on each side for his ministers and ourselves. After 

 presenting Captain Reynolds and myself, as gentlemen of his suite, 

 Sir Charles look Futty Sihng by the hand, and led him to his seat. 

 He brought with him one of his brothers, Monajee, who was seated 

 on his right hand; Gulab Roy, the mehmundar who had been sent 

 to meet us on the journey, stood at his left, as the interlocutor be- 

 tween him and Sir Charles. The rest of the numerous attendants 

 of rank to entitle them to admission, sat on carpels to the right of 

 Monajee, without any distinction of priority that. I could observe ; 

 nor could any be made by a difference of dress or other circum- 

 stance ; for all, except two soucars, or commercial men, were 

 equipped in the rough manner affected by the Mahratta cavaliers, 

 nor were their manners more refined than their appearance. 



After some general conversation, and a few songs and dances, 

 by two sets of dancing-girls usually attendant on such ceremonies, 

 Futty Sihng expressed a desire to return; on which a number of 

 presents that were in readiness, were brought in by the servants, 

 and offered in the following manner: — Several attendants carried 



